Rupture-pad



T. PACHALI, SR.

RUPTURE RAD.

APPucAloN FILED AUGJZ, 1919.

Patented Apr. 20, 192).

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THEODOR PACHALI, SR., OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

RUPTURE-PAD.

Application filed August 2, 1919.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODOR PAcHALi, Sr., a citizen of the United States, and a res1- dent of Reading, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and mproved Rupture-Pad, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. l

This invention relates to improvements in rupture pads, an object of the invention being to provide a pad which comprises two members movable toward each other to eX- ert a pressure on the tissues and bind the hernia with the desired pressure to give relief.

A further object is to provide a pad of the character stated, which can be utilized to grip the flesh directly or a covering or portions of the clothing over the same, and which will retain its position after adjustment.

A further object is to provide a pad of the character stated, which can be utilized in connection with any approved form of belt or strap, and which by its own gripping action will retain its position after adjustment.

lVith these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating my improved pad in connection with a belt and leg strap for holding the same;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view in section on the line 2-'2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged inner face view of the pad; and l Fig. l is a perspective view of one of the pad members.

My improved pad comprises a supporting plate 1 and two pad members 2, 2 adjustably connected therewith. The pad members are mainly of rubber or other suitable Inaterial having grooves or corrugations 3 in their inner faces and strengthened by backing plates l. The pad members are of general curved formation so that they provide between them an elliptical recess 5 adapted to grip the tissues indicated at 17 in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and exert a pressure on the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

Serial No. 314,826.

tissues over the hernia to the desired extent.

The pads 2 are provided with angular slide brackets 6 which are movable in slots 12 in the supporting plate 1, and screws 7 secure the brackets 6 to the pad members 2 and li'ave their headed outer portions located in curved cam slots S in an adjusting disk 9. The disk 9 is pivotally supported at its center by means of a screw 10 screwed into the supportingplate 1, and a button 11 on the disk may be utilized as a linger hold to turn the disk 9, and through the medium of the screws 7 and slots 8 cause the pad members 2, 2 to move toward or away from each other to exert a gripping action on the tissues 17, as will be readily understood.

The supporting plate 1 is secured to a belt 13 having any suitable buckle 14 to secure the same around the body, and a leg strap 15 is provided at its free end with any suitable coupling 16 to engage the button 11 and exert a sufficient pull on the button 11 to prevent accidental turning movement of the disk 9 after the pad is adjusted. It will thus be noted that with my improved pad a gripping action is had on the tissues to press them together, whereas with pads heretofore in use, the action has been one of inward pressure tending to scatter the tissues, and I believe that my improved pad is vastly superior in its results obtained and in the comfort to the user.

If desired a spacing strip 18 may be secured to the supporting plate 1 limiting the movement of the pads 2 toward each other.

Various slight changes may be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from the invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A rupture pad, comprising a support, a pair of curved pad members, and means on the support for.adjusting the pad members toward and away from each other.

2. A rupture pad, comprising a supporting plate having slots therein, a pair of pad members, devices secured to the pad members and movable in the slots, and

means for holding the pad members in any position of adjustment.

3. A rupture pad, comprising a supporting plate, a pair of pad members, a rotary disk on the supporting plate having cam slots therein, and devices secured to the pad members and located in the slots, whereby a rotary movement of the disk operates to move the pad members toward or away from each other.

4t. A rupture pad, comprising a supporting plate having slots therein, two curved pad members, brackets on the pad members located in the slots, a disk having rotary mounting on the supporting plate,

said disk having cam slots therein, and

screws located in the slots of the disk and secured to the brackets, whereby 'rotary movement of the disk operates to move the 'pad members toward or away from cach other.

5. A rupture pad, comprising a supporting plate having slots therein, two curved pad members, brackets on the pad members located in the slots, a disk having rotary mounting on the supporting plate, said disk having cam slots therein, screws located in the slots of the disk and secured to the brackets, whereby rotary movement of the disk operates to move the pad members towaid or away from each other, a button on said disk, and means engaging the button holding the diskv against rotary movement.

6. A device of the character described, comprising a supportingA plate, two pad vmembers onrthe supporting plate, va rotary disk operatively connected to the pad members to move the members toward or away troni each other, a button on the disk, a beit secured to the supporting plate, and a leg strap secured to the belt and removably connected to the button holding the disk against movement.

THEODOR PACHALI, SR. 

